Sale reports / Mississippi / Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction / 2021-08-16

Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 16
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2113
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 610▼ 49 vs year ago 736 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 101▲ 59 vs year ago 70 · +84.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 104▲ 13 vs year ago 75 · +17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week feeder steers sold lower 2.00-10.00; feeder heifers sold lower 1.00-10.00; feeder calf groups were weaned with shots and reported as 1-2s; slaughter cows sold lower 1.00-2.00; slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.58/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$122.58
144 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.22
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595130.007744thin
Medium and Large 1508125.9464097
Medium and Large 3451114.3251643
One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale144 hd
122.58
—
MS average13 barns · 1,248 hd
129.80
−7.22
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52786.771,32516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53868.961,06110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14667.8677870
CowsLean 85-90%Low98254.1453232

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Southeast Mississippi Livestock - Hattiesburg, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225160.52/cwt142.50–175.003618
Steers—Medium and Large 1275186.81/cwt180.00–192.505148
Steers—Medium and Large 1325165.19/cwt162.50–167.505378
Steers—Medium and Large 1375164.65/cwt150.00–177.5061712
Steers—Medium and Large 1425156.05/cwt146.00–165.0066312
Steers—Medium and Large 1477151.92/cwt142.50–159.0072511
Steers—Medium and Large 1525145.42/cwt136.00–154.0076310
Steers—Medium and Large 3525127.62/cwt125.00–130.0067010
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.19/cwt127.50–148.0079512
Steers—Medium and Large 1627130.21/cwt124.00–135.0081611
Steers—Medium and Large 1678131.43/cwt122.00–138.008917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703126.00/cwt126.00–126.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1712120.90/cwt110.00–127.008619
Steers—Medium and Large 1756120.57/cwt115.00–124.009125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225150.55/cwt145.00–155.003394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375136.50/cwt132.50–140.0051216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375117.46/cwt110.00–124.0044010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427124.21/cwt117.50–129.005309
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433115.38/cwt105.00–120.0050015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475114.31/cwt108.00–120.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476129.17/cwt119.00–137.5061521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525110.37/cwt102.00–118.0057912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527122.21/cwt117.00–126.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575121.13/cwt118.00–124.0069618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627119.26/cwt117.00–121.0074811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675116.52/cwt116.00–117.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720114.01/cwt110.00–117.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 189599.00/cwt99.00–99.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375152.64/cwt130.00–172.5057210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425143.75/cwt130.00–156.006118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476136.54/cwt123.00–147.0065013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525132.47/cwt122.00–142.0069518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575115.99/cwt104.00–127.0066720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625116.76/cwt110.00–123.0073014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675105.99/cwt92.00–119.007156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25078.20/cwt62.00–89.009788
Bulls——1,80395.34/cwt93.00–97.001,7198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88641.31/cwt37.00–44.0036611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03064.09/cwt59.00–67.5066037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03360.86/cwt49.00–68.5062921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27772.08/cwt68.00–75.5092033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53868.96/cwt65.00–72.001,06110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1858599.42/cwt470.00–700.005,1438
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,025760.98/cwt600.00–875.007,80012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0981,024.15/cwt825.00–1,150.0011,24524
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1875571.43/cwt400.00–700.005,00024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1838890.67/cwt725.00–1,025.007,4648
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,227.44/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0012,58110

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.